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“Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.”

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Book:Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?

Source: Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?

“Among the many acts of gratitude we owe to God, it may be accounted one to study and contemplate the perfections and beauties of His work of creation. Every new discovery must necessarily raise in us a fresh sense of the greatness, wisdom, and power of God.”

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Author:Jonathan Edwards

“Realizing who we are and what we may become assures us that with God nothing really is impossible. From the time we learn that Jesus wants us for a Sunbeam until we learn more fully the basic principles of the gospel, we are taught to strive for perfection. It is not new to us then to talk of the importance of achievement. The difficulty arises when inflated expectations of the world alter our definition of greatness.”

“In a musically imperfect world, there is still perfection in the voice of Barbara Cook. For anyone eulogizing the historic scores of a long-lost era of Broadway greatness, not to worry. Somebody is still singing them with purity and passion. She is Barbara Cook, and she sings them for the angels to applaud.”

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Author:Rex Reed

“Resilency, not perfection, is the signature of greatness.”

Greatness Perfection Not Perfect Signatures

Author:James C. Collins

“I don't confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow is the higher achievement.”

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Author:Lois McMaster Bujold

“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”

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Author:Coco Chanel

“I am not a perfectionist, but still I seek perfection. I am not a great romantic, but yet I yearn 4 affection”

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Author:Tupac Shakur

“I do not believe that every person, in every walk of life, can succeed in spite of any handicap. That would be perfection. But I do believe that what I was able to attain came to be because we put behind us (no matter how slowly) the dogmas of the past: to discover the truth of today; and perhaps the greatness of tomorrow.”

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Author:Jackie Robinson

“Infinite perfection is in every man, though unmanifested. Every man has in him the potentiality of attaining to perfect saintliness, Rishihood, or to the most exalted position of an Avatâra, or to the greatness of a hero in material discoveries.”

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Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”

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Author:Confucius

“Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable. i didn't have to become perfect because I've learned throughout my journey that perfection is the enemy of greatness.”

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Author:Janelle Monae

“Perfection is often the enemy of greatness.”

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Author:Janelle Monae

“I can't stand satisfaction. To me, greatness comes from that quest for perfection.”

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Author:Mike Schmidt